Traverse City Travel Blog

Love wine tasting? Then stay right at the vineyard. Looking forward to your tee time? Book a room on the golf course.

The Traverse City area has more amenities and more lodging options than anywhere else in northern Michigan, so it’s easy to find the perfect place to hang out for a few days while enjoying your favorite things to do. If you’re a beach bum, you can find a spot on the water. If you’re a foodie, you can grab a room right downtown within walking distance of many unique restaurants. And if you can’t wait to get out on the trail, you can reserve a cottage right in the midst of Mother Nature. 

Whatever your reason for skipping out on it, it shouldn’t feel like a chore to ask the bartender to nix the alcohol in your drink. However an establishment may refer to them – mocktails, N/A, virgin - these top spots provide dedicated non-alcoholic options with pride, proving that great taste and creativity shine above all else, even without the booze. Don't fret If you're more of a beer or wine type, the N/A philosophy has seeped into all forms of beverage.

’Tis the season for fall color! Experience the magic of a fall foliage tour right here in Traverse City. With incredible hues of reds and oranges, the drive is a sight to behold. The orchards, vineyards, forests, and villages create a beautiful landscape that highlights the meaning of fall. 

From the Top Resort Course in America to one of the toughest tracks in the country, there’s some phenomenal golf to play when you come stay in the Traverse City area.

Just steps away from Beulah Beach in the heart of a charming small town with restaurants named Lucky Dog and Hungry Tummy, there’s an old train depot that doubles as the trailhead for one of the finest bike paths in northern Michigan.

The Betsie Valley Trail runs along the shore of beautiful

Yay! It’s officially spring. Over the next several months there will be lots of days full of sunshine and swimming, beaches and boating, festivals and fall color, hiking, biking, fishing, golfing...the list could go right through to next winter.

With so many ways to experience the beauty of Michigan’s upcoming seasons, it can help to make a list. So, here are seven classic activities for a healthy dose of Mitten State fun: 

May is Michigan Wine Month. It also happens to be the peak bloom for cherry blossoms in the Traverse City area. Combine those two occasions and you’ve got the perfect recipe for one of springtime’s most anticipated events: TC Uncorked.

Many visitors use the words “Traverse City” as a kind of shorthand for the entire region of peninsulas, islands and forested highlands surrounding Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. 

Believe it or not, one month of the new year is already gone. Before you know it, the cherry blossoms will be in bloom, then summer beach days will arrive. Not long after that, fall colors will pop and we’ll be ringing in 2025 at the CherryT Ball Drop in downtown Traverse City.

The seasons go by

Guess what? 2024 is a leap year!

The extra day of February might get you excited about spending even more time out in the snow. Or maybe you relish more opportunities to appreciate the warm comforts of wintertime inside. Either way, you can take advantage of the longer month with a winter weekend